The deal for Transcontinental to acquire the papers for $75 million was first announced in December 2013 and was proposed to include titles like L’Écho de Shawinigan, La Voix de la Matanie and Le Journal de St-Hubert.

In the agreement, the Competition Bureau says that Transcontinental must sell 34 of the proposed titles in order to maintain competition in several areas of the province. It goes on to say that each of the titles must be offered up for sale at no minimum price and that Transcontinental must provide distribution and printing services to the purchasing company for a specific period of time, if requested.

“The Bureau understands that many communities are concerned and do not want to lose their local newspaper,” according to the statement released this morning. “As many newspapers are in financial distress owing to the ongoing transformation of the community newspaper industry, the Bureau’s Consent Agreement seeks to maintain competition in local markets through a sale process in regions where the parties strongly compete against one another.”

The following is the list of weekly newspapers being put up for sale, in alphabetical order: